Marcus Elgin Cinema

ridethectrain on September 15, 2025 at 9:49 pm

Please update, theatre open May 5, 1995 operated by Main Street Theatres, Inc.(article in photos section)with 8 screens and expanded to 15 screens in July 1997. Marcus Theatres took over operation in 1999 and total seats 1,166

Seating Capacity:

Theatre 1 121 SuperScreen DLX

Theatre 2, 3, 6 and 7 47

Theatre 4 and 5 59

Theatre 8 82

Theatre 9 39

Theatre 10 86

Theatre 11 44

Theatre 12 60

Theatre 13 113

Theatre 14 54

Theatre 15 261 UltraScreen DLX

50sSNIPES on July 30, 2021 at 4:52 pm

Opened In 1995.

kencmcintyre on August 10, 2009 at 10:30 pm

Here is a March 1997 ad from the Daily Herald:
http://tinyurl.com/lkjyjd

CinemarkFan on November 14, 2008 at 1:23 pm

I contacted Marcus about running a 70MM movie from time to time at the Ultra-Screen, this was the response

“Thank you for contacting Marcus Theatres,

I will pass your comments onto our film department for their
consideration. Unfortunatly, I don’t believe the demand for classic
films on 70 mm is there from the majority of our guests.

Although shown on 35 mm, we have had many film festivals/revivals
showing classic films/cult classics, etc and the attendance was not what we’d hoped. When we directly compete with over the air TV and DVD’s, it is difficult for anyone other than a cinemaphile to appreciate. Additionally, the theatre industry is starting to move away from film projectors and into digital technology.

I think your suggestion is a good one, but I think it would work better for an arthouse or another venue that specializes in classic films. I wish you luck."

The demand isn’t there because they don’t premote it. If they advertise it, can you imagine the number of fathers/grandfathers taking kids to see movies like “2001”, “Lawrence of Arabia”, and “HTWWW” the way it were ment to be seen.

Gosh, I know 2k/4k is the new fad. But please, don’t erase showmanship of the past.